Experiencing nature leads to healthier food choices

Experiencing nature has been associated with numerous health and well-being benefits. This study by Langlois & Chandon (2024) investigates whether exposure to nature influences food choices that could enhance these benefits. Five separate experiments (with sample sizes of 39, 698, 885, 1191, and 913) demonstrate that individuals exposed to natural environments tend to select healthier foods than those in urban settings or under control conditions. This effect spans various types of foods and beverages across participants from three different countries and in diverse settings, such as walking in a park (versus a city street) or viewing photos of natural (versus urban or control) scenes. These findings offer valuable insights into how proximity to nature may influence dietary choices and subsequent health outcomes. [NPID: nature exposure, food choices, well-being, urban environments, experimental studies]

Year: 2024

Reference: Langlois, M., & Chandon, P. (2024). Experiencing nature leads to healthier food choices. Communications Psychology, 2(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00072-x

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